Category Archives: history

Jayne Mansfield Nude

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Kip

Jayne Mansfield was a ’50s bombshell whom, unfortunately, never really did a picture bigger or better than WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER?, but man, was she beautiful, and man, did she have some…vast tracts of land, shall we say. Bosom … Continue reading →

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The Origins of the Song “Mrs. Robinson”

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Kip

Occasionally, I think to myself that some trivia I know is well known, and then realize it isn’t. This is one of those cases. The story behind the song “Mrs. Robinson” and THE GRADUATE is not known by all, and … Continue reading →

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The (Brief) History of Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Kip

Well, it’s coming up in four days, so why not give you all a brief history of Halloween, eh? There is some debate over the origins of Halloween. Most people believe it has roots in a Celtic harvest festival named … Continue reading →

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“The Salem Bitch Trials” Transcript, Saturday Night Live (Shannon Doherty) — 1993

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Kip

I cannot for the life of me find a video of this classic SNL skit, but I do at least have the transcript for “The Salem Bitch Trials”, courtesy of https://snltranscripts.jt.org/. It’s honestly one of the funniest skits SNL has … Continue reading →

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_THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW_ by Washington Irving

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Kip

Here you go. For free, from Gutenberg, with Halloween coming up in New England…enjoy. The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other … Continue reading →

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A Moment for Chuck Berry

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Kip

For no particular reason, let’s take a moment to take remember of the inventors — the King, in my opinion — of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Offhand, what can I say? The man was a genius and a force on stage. … Continue reading →

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Driving into Boston, circa 1972

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Kip

I may have posted this before, but, meh, so what — it’s a great video of the drive into Boston, which hasn’t changed that much.

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Don’t Declare War on Birds

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Kip

I am actually not joking here, not in the least. Okay, well, I’m not stating mistruths. Maybe I find this a bit amusing, because the map below is actually accurate. Australia apparently had an emu problem and launched “The Great … Continue reading →

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Mamie Van Doren Nude & Semi-nude, From the 1950s Onwards

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Kip

Alright, alright, I might as well drive up the hit counter a bit with some more NSFW links. These are to pinups, glam photos, semi-nudes, and so on, of Mamie Van Doren, whom you might not all know, but who … Continue reading →

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Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura from “Star Trek” The Original Series) Nude

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Kip

Ah, Nichelle. Now why did you have to go and do that thing in Star Trek V and ruin our fond memories of you? Don’t worry, I won’t be directing you to THIS thing: No, no, no, we want Nichelle … Continue reading →

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